Tonight We Ride | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 40:54 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
Michael Martin Murphey chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Tonight We Ride is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first for Warner Bros. Records. Released in 1986, the album was produced by Jim Ed Norman and contains guest performances by Holly Dunn, Reggie Young, Mark O'Connor, Charlie McCoy, and JD Souther. The album's title track was also its first single. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [1] [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tonight We Ride" | Michael Martin Murphey, Jim Ed Norman | 3:42 |
2. | "Rollin' Nowhere" | Murphey | 2:53 |
3. | "Innocent Hearts" | Murphey | 4:18 |
4. | "Close to My Heart" | Murphey | 3:40 |
5. | "Face to Face with the Night" | Murphey | 4:05 |
6. | "Building Bridges" | Murphey, Chick Rains | 3:10 |
7. | "Fiddlin' Man" | Murphey | 4:44 |
8. | "I'll Break Out Again Tonight" | A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Sanger D. Shafer | 3:28 |
9. | "The One That Got Away" | Murphey, David Hoffner, Sonny Throckmorton | 3:51 |
10. | "Santa Fe Cantina" | Murphey, Rains | 3:52 |
11. | "Ghost Town (Message from the Ghost Ranch)" | Murphey | 3:11 |
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Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
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